I've been over on LGC for a while now. Some (most) of you will know my squirrel's eye view of things from there. To paraphrase Rachel Maddow, I'm not a Democrat; I'm a progressive liberal, maybe a socialist. You can't be a socialist without expecting the best from people, for the most part, unlike conservatives, who fear the worst in everyone. Don't get me wrong, there are two kinds of human: people and non-people. People are intelligent, informed, and take care of themselves and others. Non-people (I also call them "sharks") live in despondence that they are not getting what they deserve, and fear that somewhere, someone is getting something they don't deserve. That fear and despondency is dangerous to themselves and others.

_________________If I hear "crony" capitalism one more time I'm going to puke. Capitalism is capitalism, dog eats dog and one dog ends up on top, and he defends that place with all the power he's accumulated.